installment

variants also instalment
as in inaugural
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization attended the installment of the new university president

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Recent Examples of installment Whitmer was in Washington to deliver the third installment in a series of speeches on bipartisanship. Julia Manchester, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025 The third installment of Billboard Japan’s series exploring the trends and characteristics of MAJ will focus on the entries in the Best Cross-Border Collaboration Song category that honors songs written in collaboration between domestic and overseas artists. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025 Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025 Research shows that one in five BNPL users relies on these plans for essential goods, and a significant portion have missed payments or borrowed from other sources to cover BNPL installments. Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for installment
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Noun
  • Often times, the swearing-in of the President for a second term generates a lower audience than the initial inaugural.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Not So Glamorous Speaking of which, inaugurals are theoretically supposed to be glamorous.
    Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • His comments come after France hosted high-level talks Thursday to discuss Ukraine and its security, the first time since Trump’s inauguration that top American, Ukrainian and European officials are known to have met together to discuss an end to the war.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Following his inauguration, the president directed federal agencies to refuse to recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States without at least one parent who is an American citizen or a lawful permanent resident.
    Terry Moseley, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Installment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installment. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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